Wall construction



Odi- 12, 1948- F. E. HUNT i 2,451,220

WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 13, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR FLOYD E.HUNT

Mx/MM2@ ATTORNEY oct. 12, 194s. F, E, HUNT 2,451,220

WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 13, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR FLOYD E.HUNT

ATTORNEY Oct. 12, 1948. F. E. HUNT 2,451,220

WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed oct. 13, 1944 s sheets-sheet s INVENTOR.

FLOYD E.HUN T BY Patented Get. 12, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALL CONSTRUCTION Floyd E. Hunt, St.' Petersburg, Fla. Application October 13, 1944, Serial No. 558,490

(Cl. L13--131)l 2 Claims. 1

This invention rel-ates to improvements in wall construction and the present invention is concerned with a wall having means to prevent termites, ants and other insects from entering buildings.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a wall construction or concrete footing thereof having troughs on its sides and transverse and longitudinal inner channels for the reception of an insecticide to repel and destroy termites, and other insects.

A further object of this invention is to provide a means on an outer wall whereby the insecticides in the outer trough will be protected from rain and other elements without obstructing any required filling of the troughs with insecticide.

A further object of this invention is to provide means by which similar structure may be ernbodied in both old and new wall structure.

This invention resides substantially in the combination, construction, arrangement and relative location of parts, all in accordance with the disclosure herein.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a transverse section, on line I-I of Fig. 2 of a structure in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of a section of wall and more especially the outer side, thereof.

Fig. 3 is -a longitudinal section, of a section of wall, approximately on line 2 2 Fig. 1, embodying this invention.

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sections, similar to Fig. 1, illustrating alternate forms of structure embodying this invention.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional v'iew of the wall construction, taken approximately on the line 6 6 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

The true nature and manner of structure of a wall in accordance with this invention will best be understood by a detailed description of the form thereof shown in the drawings in an illustrative sense.

This structure includes a footing which is preferably as shown and identified as 2 and in the form of end abutted oblong blocks having upstanding members 3 on the sides and a central recessed portion l in the upper face with angular side faces 5. Purpose of this recess is to provide means to center the adjoining upper course of masonry such as the tile 6. Said tiles 6 each have a centrally disposed channel 'I connecting inner compartments of the said tile and are furrowed on the lower portion of their ends as at 8, however it is obvious as in the case of an end tile or the like only one end may be furrowed.

Reference to the drawing will teach that when the tiles are abutted end to end these'furrowed portions form a transverse channel 9 through the Wall structure and which intercommunicates with longitudinal channel 1. Furthery observationreveals that with this structurethere is formed between the masonry o r tile 6 and :the upstanding members 3 longitudinal channels IIJl and II` which extend the length of the building and which are also connected for interiiow of insecticide by channel 9.

All filling of the channels with insecticide and the like is to the outer channel I0 from which there is a flow -by gravity to connected transverse channel 9 and thence to the central and inner wall channels 1 and II respectively, however, in making the initial filling there is first poured a quantity of tar or like material of suitable gravity to ll `any small cracks which may be present or later occur.

Normally the outer wall of a building is not protected from rain and like elements, therefore to prevent such elements from entering the outer wall channel IIJ there is provided as a part of the masonry or tile member 6 an inclined projection I2 which runs the length of the Wall and acts as a shed or roof for said channel, however, possible vision and refilling of the channel IU must not be obstructed, therefore, there is provided thru said roof member at desirable spacings, apertures I4 which have removable caps or covers I5, which may be as shown, or any other suitable conventional type.

Although I have above described the roof projection as being a part of the masonry, this may be varied as shown in Fig. 4, wherein, a simple roofing I6 is provided with a relative thin material tacked to the masonry and projected therefrom over the channel, however in this structure vision and lling apertures are also provided. v

In the above description I have dealt with new wall structure, however, as previously stated a further object of this invention is to apply same to old masonry structure, therefore, reference being had to Fig. 5. For this purpose the sides of the footing are cleaned of soil and installed paralled thereto and at a space therefrom are L-shaped members 20 the bases of which are planted in the soil for purpose oi support. This structure provides longitudinal channels 2| and 22 along the footing similar to channels I0 and I I. In old structure for practical reasons I limit the inner channel structure to the transverse channel structure 23, which may be provided by boring, chiselling, or other cutting means, saidV tranverse channel forming interflow contact for insecticide from channel 2l to channel 22.

In this structure I also provide roofing for the outer channel 20 which may be a supported roof as shown or of a type indicated in Fig 4, or other suitable design provided vision and lling of the channel isnot, obstrneteda While-If have describd' and shownv this con-H struction in the form of interrelated units it is obvious that such structure may be built up with brick and like mascnary by arrangement. eisame, Y

in coursesto form the footing andchannels.

From the above description it Wilftbeapparent,

to those skilled in the art tha'iihe details oi construction illustrated herein and valso described may readily be varied Without departureffromthe;

. datiom effectl trough-like? spaces.; at; opposite sides of such riser thus providing communication between the passages and spaces.

2. A wall construction of the kind described,V

comprising a masonry riser provided with longitudinal and transverse passages formed in its lowermost area and crisscrossing each other. a masonry foundation of substantially U-shapein cross-section having the riser superimposed thereat it'slorilgiitudlnal centerfor creating v; troughlikespaces at opposite sides of such riser for intercommunication of the passages and trough? like spaces, and an overhang formed With the riser .as a continuation thereof and extending over the edge of the foundation to form a canop einenA one. of; the troughlike spaces.V FLOYD E. HUNT.

REFERENCES CITED' are of record in the Number 1,835,885 2,912,651 tm-,164I alargue.; 2,196,140 f 3445782 

